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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
rerrible no,ler n.plo.ion At crar.on

GRAFTON, o., Nov. 30. The boiler in
Joel Ourtis's box factory, situated about
three miles west of La Grange, explod-
ed yesterday at 1920 a. m, instantly
killing Bert Johnson and seriously, if
fatally injuring George Holmes. George
Nichols was thrown nearly hundred
feet but escaped with few slight
bruises.
johnson, the engineer, was terribly
mangled and scalded, one hand being
completely torn from the arm. He
leaves a widow and two children.
Holmes had leg broken in two places
and received other serious injuries
Some parts of the boiler were carried
eighty rods. The iues were thrown on
the porch of house some distance
away. The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
nxplOaiou in a x Younsstown Mill

YouNesrowN, D., Nov. So.-Last
evening at 8 o'clock, while workmen at
the Valley mill were engaged in pour.
ing hot metal into a large flask in a
shear bed casting, terrific explosion
occurred, throwing the hot metal
throughout the entire mill and imme-
diately setting the whole place on fire,
The tire department we're summoned
and by excellent work extinguished the
flames. The damage win amount to
$1,000 Albert Goas, who assisted in
pouring the metal, was horribly burned
and wflf hardly suryiyethe night.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
Two Mon Drowned.

ERIE, Pa, Nov. 80. Especial flames
Mclaughlin and Robert Pryor were
drowned about a half mile off the shore
of Presque Isle yesterday. The man
ner of their death is remarkable. They
started out early yestersday morning
and pulled their nets, making such a
haul that the boat was laden nearly to
the waters edge, AT this time they
were two miles from shore, and
the surface of the water was
covered with slush and ice, several
inches thick. The men weighed anchor
and started back but theswind raising
caused the boat to pitch heavily and
every lurch caused her to ship large
quantities of the semi-liquid ice. See
ing that it was impossible to reach Erie
harbor the men turned for shore, but
when half a mile out an unusual heavy
flow drove q large block of ice into the
boat and she slid under, disappearing
from view. The men struggled in the
water and ice for time but were soon
overcome by the cold in sight of a
crowd on shore, which could render no
assistance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
10 Resume Work AT Once.

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 29.-[Special.] +
The 500 miners who have been on a
strike at the Dun Colliery of John Jer-
myn Il Co., near Scranton, during the
past four months, have satisfactorily
settled the dispute between themselves
and their employers and will resume
work Immediately. The cause of the
strike was sweeping reduction IN
wages which Jermyn 4 Co. attempted
to enforce and which the miners resist
ed. The firm consented to settle the
strike by permitting the men to return
to work at the old rate of wages.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
More About Jake shnrn.a cnsa

ALBANY, N. Y. Nov. 80 Especial. J.
The opinion in Sharp's case, written by
Judge Danford and handed down in
Court of Appeals, sets forth that direct
evidence was given from which jury
might find that Fullgraffeha had in fact
been bribed. Exceptions were taken in
behalf of the defendant to several decis-
ions of the trial Court, in admitting
against his objection certain items of
testimony without which it is con.
conceded, conviction might not
Llhaye been obtained. The Judge
ment of the lower court is then
reversed on the ground that the admis-
sion upon Sharp's trial of his evidence
before the Senate Committee was
erroneous. The court also holds that
an error was also committed in admit
ting the evidence of the detectives re-
garding the absence from the State of
Billy Maloney and others and their
presence in Canada.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
Held for 1nfanticide.

TIFFIN, o., Nov. 30.-Tillie Wolf, an
unmarried woman of 10 years, was ar
rested yesterday at the instance of Cor.
oner Lepperfor the murder Of the new
born babe found in the untenanted
house in the Fifth ward last Saturday,
and was given hearing before Mayor
Tanning this afternoon. She was
bound over to. appear before the grand
jury at the December term of court Of
common pleas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
Two Men Killed.

LIMA, o., Nov. S9.- Especial. John
Bennett, employed at the car shops was
crushed to death by piece of falling
timber this morning. Albert Winn, a
stone mason, was crushed to death by
a wall falling on him while at work at
Auglaize, near this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
He Shot an Editor.

REDwooD Cry, Cal, Nov. so.-R. s,
Smith, editor of the Redwood Times
and Gazette, was shot Tuesday after
noon by DR.. L. E, Powell, Of this place
The shooting grew out of the publica-
tion of an article by Smith, in which
Powell was charged with defrauding a
widow Smith is in a critical condition
Powell was placed under arrest. He ia
said to be a brother Of T. E. Powell
Democratic candidate for Governor Of
Ohio at the late election. yla ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
Court Proceedings.

In Court room No. /, the replevin
case of Whitney & Courier VS. Geo. w.
Sourbeck, is being tried. ID. H. Ford
ing represents the plaintiff and Lewis
& Grain the defense.
In Court room No. 2, the case of
Daniel'J. Yant, administrator of the
estate of Susanah McGregor vs. Collins
N NpcGregor, etal. Is being argued.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01

liberation brought forth the same little
OLD mouse. They are opposed to the
saloon inpolitics," and favor restricted
immigration, liberal appropriations for
pensions, internal improvements and
protective tariff. All this vain repeti-
tion hardly justified the expense of
their hotel bills. There is nothing
in it either startling or new.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
A Hidden Treasure Found.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Nov 29.---An old
fashioned iron teakettle was found by
John Shenheld on his fathers farm in
North Lima, nine miles from here,
filled to the brim with gold coin. Upon
counting 1t the amount was nearly
$4,000, Mr.. Shenfield states that his
father buried the money before the war
and died without telling any onewhere
he had put it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
1nst n pime. Jim, to Get .Left.

NEW YoRK, Nov. 29.-[Special,l-A
Washington special says: Blaine will
return to, this country via Japan and
willarriye in San francisco, june 10th
next five days prior to the National
Republican Convention. He will re-
main in California until the nomina-
ton has been made.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
nlopad won a BASH slinger

CLINTON Iowa, Nov. 29. Especial J.
M. Js Peck, of the firm of Peck u
Prunk, has eloped with dining room
girl after drawing the firms balance
from the bank He left with about
$500 of the firms money, besides what
he could borrow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
Akron's Scandal Takes a Now Turn

AKRON, o., Nov. 3O.-A decidedly
sensational turn was taken in the
Blocker Halford scandal here yesterday.
This was the time set for the prosecu-
tion of MRS. Halford and Henry Blocker
on charge of adultery, and of Blocker
on the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill. The outcome was,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
switchmen Strike.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 29,-GSpecial.l
A strike of switchmen employed in
all the railroad yards in this city is
imminent. 1t is said they have all de-
manded an increase in wages and those
at the Memphis & Charleston depot
also demand the discharge of some
negroes. The railroad officials have
nothing to say.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01

THE Mexican Government has effect
ed settlement Of what is known as the
English Convention debt of 1861, COM
posed of bonds issued TO pay the claims
of British subjects. The original debt
was nearly $5,0OOO00, but only some
$s,000O00 was involved in the recent
settlement, the remainder having been
paid.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
roRruR1Na FEMA1Es.

D;acIosures Made While Investigating
the workings of Reformatory.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 29.-[Special.] f.
TJnknown to the public, Governor Gray
has been making an investigation into
the management of the Female
Reformatory, an institution which is
managed exclusively by ladies' The
results of the investigation have just
heen given to the public. The Govern
or ia careful to avoid anything like
sensational report, but he does not con-
oa.lstbe fact that he was surprised and
shocked at the developments. He said
that heIhad ascertainsd that there were
two. methods of punishment in the in.
stitution; one by whipping the girls
with a strap. When he visited the
nlac, he asked to see the last girl who
had been punished in this way. She
had been whipped two days before he
saw her, but even then there were black
and blue stripes on her arms and back
showinr where the strap struck her.
A more common form Of punishment mem
TO put refractory inmates in cell,
. v ! :. . ID I
through the doors Of which were two
t(oles. = foos4 e 'pssstwo apart and three or
I'm I, feet from the foor. The woman's
farms were put through these holes and
IIandcuffed together on the outside SO
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
Frosen to peath By the ,Roadaide

NEWARK. O., Nov. %. Reports reach
here from Eden township, this county
that Theophilas Taylor, a farmer, was
frozen to death by the roadside Satur-
day night. He was intoxicated and
unable to get home. He was aged
about IS years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
Will Settle Without a strika

MILWAUKEE, Nov; 3o~[Special. +
1t is believed that the existing diff
erences between the Brewers and the
Brewers Association will be settled
without a strike on the part>of first
named organization. 9ae lr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01

REPUBLICAN newspapers should in
form an anxious public if Blaine made
amistake when he listened to Brother
Burchard's beautiful remarks wherein
he said the Democratic party was "the
party of rum, Romanism and rebel
lion
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
About l2 900 Cigarmakers Out of Work.

About IL, 900 Cigarmakers Out of Work.
HAVANA, Nov. 29.-[Special.l mime
ty-five factories have shut down today,
owing to the demand of cigarmakers
for an increase of wages. About twelve
Thousand men are thrown out of en-
ployment by the shut down. No disturb
ances are feared.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
Jake sharp's Sentence Reversed.

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 29.-[Special.l
Jacob Sharp's sentence has been re-
versed by the Court of Appeals. The
case, must now be tried over again in
the lower court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Torturing Females in a Reforma-
n0 tory Institution.
A Man Waylaid and Robbed at Kent---
Two Men Killed at Lima---Coal
Miners at Coshooton ON
a Strike. NJ
Coal Diegers at CoAhocton Strike. ~
CosHoCToN, o., Nov. 29.-[Special.l i
The miners in all the Coshocton county
coal banks are on strike.
wavlaid and Robbed AZ Kent,

Waylaid and Robbed at Kent.
KENT, o., Nov. 29.-tSpecial. .l-Chas.
Collins, a prominent citizen was way
laid and robbed by three men, this
morning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01

THE leading Republicans of Michi-
gan met the other day in solemn con,
clave in Detroit to consider the princi-
pies of the party, and after much de-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23

and the fine shall be enforced to their
uttermost severity"
'1n what wayl" asked bewildered
Conny. "Oh, Doctor Darling I'll prom
ise anythingr
He let the re;ns fall limp over the
dashboard. OH Dck walked slowly
along at his own rate OF speed, while
Doctor Daring turned around to look
his companion full in tue face
Dear little Co ny, by tr.fl.n. with
me no farther! BY owning yourself to
be mine, heart and soul! By givin.
yourself to mel
But, Doctor Darling. you never could
care for silly girl like me!' falterei
Connv, scarce able to b;levc her own
senses, yet conscious Of some Sudden,
vague brightness irritating all her soul.
Could l not, my pc ri among med
cns2 But | can and dol said he.
And then anl there conny and Doctor
Darling became engaged.
''Thcn,' said Conny, as they drew up
before Aunt BoxwooFs door, you really
didn't mean it about Judge Whelpley
and the pcnitcntary"
Did you think l was actually in
earncst7" he laughed.
Conny was silent, She had played SO
many wild, practical jokes upon people
that this really seemed to her only a
righteous rctribution. But she made
Doctor Darling promise her that he
would not mention the hcrse-st aling
episode before Mrs. Boxwoo1
For" said Conny, ''she would be
sure to say, 'Corneha Aun, am aston
shed at you. = Helen Forrest Graves.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23
NEW sERIEs-VOL. VIII. No. fl.
As the Sun Goes Down.

From over th- meadow sweet with daw.
Piurkinc the flowers Of brlgh est hue,
W tn ughinsly frolicsone, tender eyes,
Rejecting tire blue Of the summer skies
And a graceful head with golden crown,
Came a little mai! as the sun went down
Tie flowers he earelesslv tossed about
And chased the tce with noisy shout,
And chanclny 70 pass that way, Sire took
timld glance n herself in the brook
And fnrrowei ha. face by smile ani frown-
And merrIly sang, as the sun went down
But the evening shadows, dark ani tall,
Began to deepen along the wall;
She noticei ths change with a heavy sigh
For the hours that passed swiftly by,
She knew the shadows would cover the
town.
And the day must die when the sun went
down.
How oft in our lives has golden day
Been evermore Lost in idle play.
Pursuing folly-oh Nauzy thing
Ouly at last 10 feel lts>s,inx
When the weatherei leaves OF life are
brown,
We sigh for the past as the sun goes down
Ed. Cooley in the Current
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23
Metropolitan Funerals.

The poor of New YORK are the most
exsravagans people in the word in the
management of their funerals writes
B.akely Hall When death occurs the
hawks descend upon the house in tlocks.
The richest undertakers are in the teae
ment house districts, and they have
agents and wires innumerable M4ny
Of them count their fortunes in SIX IL
ures, though they live in saualor and
apparent poverty. They own livery
stables, grog shops and tenement houses,
aud every tenant, cmploye and political
''heelcr" is sexoected TO work for the
undertaken who patronizes him. Tae
manufacturers of notices, wreaths
shrouds, texts and other catchpcnny
devices, that hang upon the human woe,
are in close accord with the undertaken
They extend their lines across the
river and out to Calvary cemetery, on
the outskirts of Brooklyn. Here the
tenement house dead are buried, coffin
on top of coffin, till as many as six
bodies rest in one grave. All along the
dusty road to the graveyard are rum
shops and beer saloons-mere spccula.
tions on the part Of the undertakers.
I Up town it is the custom 10 conduct
funerals with extraordinary privacy, and
when the ceremony can b. performed in
country house, the dead is conveyed
out of town without any formalities at
all. The one idea of poor New York i
to make show Of the dead, while rich
| New York abhors it.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23
The En,eiacpr'S Cat.

An engineer on the Wabash railway,
whose run is between Danvile and
Springfield, has a cat which he would
not part with for love or money 1t be-
longed to his wife, who is now dead, and
fora year past it has been his constant
companion in the cab The cat loves
its life Oh the rail and has grown sleek
and fat smiling the prairie9 winds. Or
dinarily it sits .perchcd up at the cab
window before its master, but OCCASION
ally it strolJs out to the pilot, where it
will ride for mites at a stretch, winking
knowingly at the dogs which bark at
the train IS it thunders by the cross
roads Sometimes when the train is
approaching a station the adventurous
animal climbs to the top Of the sand -bex
and calmly roosts there, uulcterred by
the shrek Of the whistle or the clang Of
the bell. The engine has la 1 good luck
ever since the animal became al occu-
pantot the cab. and the trainmcn look
. on 1t as masc ta-ain>t disaster.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23
Grabs Robbiug Birds Nests.

In Jamaica j, is said that professions
of crabs, several miles in length, are seen
passing down to the sea IN the breeding
season, wher. the7 deposit their eggs.
On the Florida reef | have seen snal!
professions OF crabs ascending trees, the
obiec, being q euirs nest containing q
young biri. Tie mother had provided
the .,;le one with fishes, and the crabs
mustered IN force t. steal them A. s.
Pau's rocks IN the Atlantic the crabs x
farther than this, actually stealing the
young brds from their nests and drown:
Ing them. -[San Francisco Call
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23
HUMOROUS.

A dumb wife may be said to be an un-
speak able blessing.
1t Is a paradox that of all shoes felt
shoe is the least felt.
The parior is probably the most fire.
qucnted of all court rooms.
1t is foolish to handy words with a
chemist; he always las a retort handy.
The bootblack shines while he works,
but the lazy man whines while he shirka
There is long haul and a short haul,
but there doesn't seem to be any haul to-
gether.
Stocks and vessels are much alike.
When they get too much water in they
arc liable to sink
A cross old bachelor suggests that
births should be announced under the
head of new music.
A man with a. wheelbarrow on the
sidewalk IS not very popular but he gen
orally carries everything before him.
You can't convince young man
whose best girl has just said Yes" that
This country is going to wreck and
ruin.
Caller-"What! the professor is not
at home7 see him there through the
curtaincd glass" Scrvant-"Oh, that
ia anlv hic ch 1our y
One of Boston's debating societies is
at odds on the question whcth the ex
preston "a corner in pork refers to the
animals ear or his foot.
An exchange has an article on 'The
Rise and Fall Of the Poet" One import
ant point is omitted, however, and that
is the length of the stairs.
Judging from floating newspaper para
graphs it would appear that Daniel
Webster was chiefly distinguished for
making first-class fish chowder.
Cnc thing settled about the Interstate
Commerce bill is that tramps will con-
tinue to take long and short hauls in
box cars provided they arc not caught
at it.
Young Wife-I took great pains with
that cucumber salad, John, and hop
YOU enjoyed It. Husband (an1iously)-
am afraid, my dear, that | took great
: pas with it too.
i New Orleans editor has discovered
that fishing is har work II was general
" supposed that fishing 8 easy enough,
bu: that it was the lying about the big
ones winch got away that entaiei the
hard labor.
Professor to class IN surgery)-The
right leg Of this patient, as you see, il
shorter than the left, in consequence o.
which he limps. Now. Mr. Sorter, wha,
would you do in case Of this kinai
Sortcr I'D limp, too.
They say out west that the appearance
. IN = town Of i stranger N Il pair II mud
dy boots is sufficient u start Il real es-
tate boom, All If he manages 10 hay,
an oior Of petroleum or natural "a
about l!m, the excitement. IS immense
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23
Guarding Turkish Women.

Turkish women rarely 90 out alone.
They promenade in parties of from three
to six, but they are never accomparie led
by any man, unless one 'teigns to call a
man the eunuch whose duty it is to pro
tect them, and especially to watch
them. This white or black Cerberus
does not hesitate to lash with horse
whip the aulacious stranger that should.
think of looking too closely at the in
mates of the harcm committed to his
care. A minister pIenipotcntiary had
proof of this fact once, and he has never
been able to obtain redress
The daughters of Islam are strictly
forbidden to stop, to greet, or even to
have the appearance OF recognizing a
man, be he their brother, their hus band,
or their ftther; ani when tn, latter
recognize, beneath the yachmak, wo-
man belonging to their harem, they must
pass on without making her any greet
ing or any sign. The discipline Of man
ners is so strict in respect to this matter
that an edct of the project of the police
lately forbade Nussulmanic women to
enter the stores to make their purchases
They had to stop at the merchants
doors, and he was obliged to fetch out
into the street the thing tina. they wanted.
This law, which was incapable Of being
enforced, could not be long maintained.
-TCOsmOn0f;tan
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23
Live Life with Love.


Thorc Is no soul of anguish or repining
bat dou to AMI trem bles in the shade of
g.oom,
Ha' !Qeo can lead where softest suns are shin
ing
and fill mis- days with beauty and with
bloom
Live life with love.
Jho-o is no loom dark with lonely caring.
1La' silly sickens in the hour Of woe,
.a' '.. can -oothe his tortures Of despairing
+a.t -oa.te. gladness where his feet may
20.
Live life with love.
TIrr. i. 10 scene of misery or sorrow
Ihasa.,ps and wthers in the dusk of
IA ..u,.
Gur lose can bring fond yearnings for the
morrow
and = ap he heart with hopes unfading
Live life with love
Ih"r" is in all the world no sinful creature
That .r'pes and falters on his troubled
-' ut .pse "tn overcome his crring nature
Ai"i change bIo darkness to eternal day.
Live life with love
s. SOC, love wjthbounties that her hands are
grvIug.
Can hi".-nn roses on thu desert heath.
tan h.,t|.t II all the lonsing5 Of the living
ANA VITA Her kisses warm tho lips Of
drtlh.
Lave life with love.
g. @<" !, shine, 50 shalt thy days he sweeter
VIII n! TIA" deeds that shall thy fellows
' r., -uri achievements nobler and COM
I"'rr
With truth and hope and highest happi-
E'-,.
I've life with love
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-23
Birds of Yesterday

A number of large and interesting
birds have become extinct within recent
times. or these, the epiornis, OF NADIA
gascar, was probably the largest. Fossil
fragments indicate that this creature was
At least twelve feet in height. with q
weight five or six times as great as that
Of the ostrich. Specimens<ot its eggs
have been founi, and measure nfar '
thirteen and half inches in largest
diameter by nine inches in smallest di-
ameter, with a capacity of nearly eight
quarts. The moa, or dinornis, OF New
Zealand, was also larger than any bird
now living, its height having been ten or
twelve feet. It's ''drumstick" was thirty
10 thirty-two inches long, and its eggs so
large that hat would make cool egg
cup for them. The famous doio, a
fifty pound bird Of Maurit.us, was once
we'll known to the Dutch, bu. has not
been reported as seen during the last
two hundred years Tie solitaire is
another cxtcrnIna.e1 bird Of the same
island. The great aux. Of the North
Sea, is supposed to have become extinct
since 1914. These are few Of the latest
disappearance Of the birl world; other
arec species are fast diminishing in
numbers. and soon the Australian emue
md NV Zcataui ar3.ervY for examnIe